Over the border: Basildon Council increase fly-tip fines by 230%!

Over the border: Basildon Council increase fly-tip fines by 230%!

FLY-tipping, littering and other waste-related offences will incur a harsher punishment after a council increased fines by up to 230% reports the Local Democracy Reporter.

Councillors in Basildon, , voted to raise the upper limits of fixed penalty notices (FPN), putting the fine for littering up from £150 to £500.

The fine for fly-tipping fines will be up to £1,000, a 150% rise from £400.

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